Kick-off: June 29, 2026, at 22:00.

In the group stage of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Croatia will face Ukraine at Nentporth Stadium in Bangor. The opponents have never previously met on the football field in this age category. The Croatian national team secured 3 victories in its previous 7 matches, and in 3 of those games it kept a clean sheet. The Ukrainian footballers have demonstrated high scoring efficiency, netting at least 3 goals in 5 of their last 9 matches, while in 6 fixtures during this stage, they did not concede at all.

Croatia made its debut at the continental youth championship in 2010 and is now preparing for its fourth appearance in the tournament’s final stage. During the first qualification phase, Sinisa Orescanin’s side defeated Georgia 2-0 and Gibraltar 8-0 in Karlovac, before thrashing Serbia 4-1 in Zagreb. In the elite qualification round, the Balkan team proved stronger than Switzerland, 4-1, and Norway, 1-0, in Varazdin, while also drawing 1-1 against France. Forward Luigi Misevic and midfielder Lovro Chelfi displayed high efficiency throughout the qualification campaign.

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Ukraine first participated in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2004, and the upcoming competition will become its seventh appearance in history. In the opening qualification round, the Ukrainians confidently defeated Albania 3-0 in Durres, then overcame Montenegro and Slovakia by the same scoreline in Rrogozhine. In the next stage of the qualification cycle, the team beat Northern Ireland 1-0 and Kazakhstan 3-0 in Buftea, and shared the points with Romania in Voluntari after a 1-1 draw. The biggest contribution to the national team’s attacking success during qualification came from Matvii Ponomarenko, who scored 5 goals, and Hennadii Synchuk, who collected 4 points in the goal-plus-assist system.

Watch the live broadcast of Croatia vs Ukraine on 29.06.2026 online on MEGOGO.